BACKGROUND: To analyse the survival rate after partial resection for papillary carcinoma of thyroid gland. METHODS: After a retrospective study of 105 files of patients operated on at Hospital Heliópolis, Hosphel, São Paulo from 1977 to 1997, 31 patients with a single node were selected. They were submitted to partial resection (total lobectomy plus istmectomy), and evaluated for five years or more postoperatively. RESULTS: It was observed one case of transitory disphony (3%) with spontaneous regression.There were no cases of hypoparathyroidism. Medium follow up was of 12,6 years, with 10 (32%) with follow up between 10 and 15 years and 10(32%) with more than 15 years. No regional or distant recurrences were observed , and all patients are doing well. CONCLUSION: In this series, partial thyroidectomy was efficient as radical therapy for papillary carcinoma of thyroid gland.
Carcinoma, papillary; Thyroidectomy; Thyroid gland
